Q. 5 Explain the two main system of Indigo cultivation with their disadvantages.
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Answer:
The two main system of indigo cultivations are nij and ryoti system
nij cultivation :
within the system of nij cultivation the planters produced indigo in lands that he directly controlled. he either bought the land or rented it from other Zamindars and produced indigo by directly employing hired labours.
ryoti system :
under the ryoti system, the planters forced the ryots to sign a contract, an agreement (Satta) ,at times they pressurised the village headman to sign the contact on behalf of the ryots
disadvantages :
the planters found it difficult to expand the area under nij cultivation, indigo could be cultivated only on fertile lands, and these were all already densely populated.
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